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07Jan

For Influence and Confidence, Question Lazy Labels

For influence, question lazy labels We label and put people and ideas into boxes all the time: and we need to. These short-cuts for our brain are vital to let us get on with our day without stopping to second-guess ourselves. And it's much faster to label than to try to understand. However, by their very nature these labels stop us from thinking more deeply and being curious. And if you follow me regularly you'll know that I believe curiosity to be a major super-power for successful communication. The good news is that avoiding or questioning these label shortcuts can be a major step-up...

By Sarah Denholmbusiness meetings, Content, Mindset, Persuasionaudience connection, curiosity, engaging with audience, groupthink, Listening, presence and gravitas, self-talk public speaking, shared meaning, Socrates on written language, speaking belief system, speaking comfort zone, superficial labels0 CommentsRead more...

24Jan

Need to motivate yourself? What’s better, self-esteem or self-compassion?

Trying to rev yourself up to improve your speaking skills? There has been some interesting research done recently into what helps you to feel better about yourself: self-esteem or self-compassion? Psychological studies are finding that self-compassion - being kind to yourself - is more effective than high self-esteem when it comes to helping people to make changes in their lives. Wisdom Compassion Kindness ~db~ via Flickr When you want to see new possibilities, to motivate yourself to make changes and take action in the outer world, self-esteem isn't all it's cracked up to be. A study by Kristin Neff from the University of...

By Sarah DenholmMindset, Overcoming Nerves, Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Bloganxiety job intervew, Kristin Neff, motivation improve speaking skills, Roos Vonk, self-compassion, self-esteem public speaking, self-talk public speaking5 CommentsRead more...

09Sep

Introvert? 4 Ways to Blast Through your Resistance to Presenting in Public

If you're an introvert, you may struggle to speak in public and plan to avoid it whenever you can; getting up in front of a group can seem like an insurmountable hurdle if you tend to avoid the spotlight. Yet you may need or want to present well; you have ideas to share, and it really bothers you that you don't feel competent at presenting. If you want to be able to get up and speak but feel as though you're fighting yourself as it's happening, it's worth knowing this (I discovered this concept through Susan Cain's writing; her book is Quiet:...

By Sarah Denholmbusiness meetings, Delivery, Mindset, Overcoming Nerves, Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Blog, Rehearsalacting as if, BAS Behavioural Activation System, BIS Behavioural Inhibition System, fear of public speaking, Go System, interview behaviour, introvert public speaking, low-energy speaker, presentation skills, Quiet, resistance to speaking in public, self-talk public speaking, speaking in meetings, Stop System, Susan Cain, The Power of Introverts4 CommentsRead more...

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